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Selvage

Selvage Meaning & Definition
Selvage Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Selvage?

[n] the edge of a fabric that is woven so that it will not ravel or fray
[n] border consisting of an ornamental fringe at either end of an oriental carpet

Synonyms | Synonyms for Selvage: selvedge

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See Also | border | edge | margin

Selvage In Webster's Dictionary

\Sel"vage\, Selvedge \Sel"vedge\, n. [Self + edge, i. e., its own proper edge; cf. OD. selfegge.] 1. The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to prevent raveling. 2. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes. --Knight. 3. (Mining.) A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the wall of a vein. See {Gouge}, n., 4. --Raymond.

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